Cabinet



` 3,505,805 s. ROSENTHALL CABINET Filed Dec. l, 1922 MEW Patented Aug.19, 1924.

UNITEDI STATES SEM aosENTHAL-L, oF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

CABINET.

Application filed December 1, 1922. Serial No. 604,332.

T all whomI t may concer/n.:

Be it known that I, SEM ROSENTHALL, citizen of Canada, residing atMont-real, in the district of Montreal and Province of Quebec, Canada,have invented new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specific-ation.

This invention relates to cabinets.

More particularly, the invention relates to the types of cabinets suchas are used by persons to subject their naked bodies to heat, hot-air orsteam.

Some of the objects of the present invent-ion are: to produce acollapsible cabinetI of the character mentioned; to produce a cabinet ofthe character mentioned which is comparativelyv inexpensive and simpleof construction for use in the home and capable of being readily set upfor use and capable of being readily collapsed after use; and with theseand other objects in view the invention resides in the particularprovision, rela-tive disposition and the functions of the partshereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet in set up condition.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cabinet in collapsed condition.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the cabinet in set upcondition.

Referring now more particularly to the several views of the drawing, itwill be apparent that, the cabinet of the present invention, generally,comprises a top 10, a base 11, and an intermediate wall forming section12.

The top co-mprises a frame 13 and closure members 14. The frame 13 is ofU shape and comprises members 15, 15, and a member 16. There are twoclosure members 14, and each of the members 15, 15 has one of theclosure members 14 pivoted thereto as at 17. The two closure members 14are sufficiently wide and long as to occupy the space defined within themembers of the frame 13. The closure members 14 in closed positions reston shoulders 18. Each of the closure members 14 is cut out as at 19 sothat when the closure members are in closed positions in the frame 13 anopening will be formed to accommodate the neck of aI person.

The base 11 comprises a main supporting part 2O and strips 21 which arearranged on the part 2O to form aframeI substantiallysimilariinoutlinetothe-outline of the frame 13`with the addition of onemember; the frame formed by the strips 21 being a coinplete rectangle.vrhe main supportingpart has arranged thereon and attached thereto asuitable seat 22.

The wall forming section 12 consists of foldable material 23 such asrubberized fabric. Rubberized fabric is used in the present instance butany other suitable foldable material may be used. Along one edge thematerial 23 is attached to the members of the frame. 13, and along itsopposite edge the material is attached to the frame formed by the strips21. The material 23 is cut out as at 24 to provide an entrance opening.The said entrance opening is closed by a closure member 25. The closuremember 25 comprises a member 26 to which is attached a flap 27 of thesame material as the material 23, and the said flap is sufficientlylarge to cover the opening mentioned. The member 26 is hingedlyconnected to one end of one of the members 15, 15, and the said member26 has a` strip 28 thereon which provides a shoulder fo-r the support ofthe closure members 14 in addition to the support afforded thereto bythe shoulders 18. A means such as a hook 29 and eye 30 is employed tohold the closure member 25 in a closed position.

In order that the top 1() may be held elevated directly above thebase11, and in order that the material 23 may be held taut in wall formingcondition, there are provided apertured lugs or screw-eyes 31 preferablyon the members 15, 15 on the outsides thereof, post sockets 32 arearranged on the part 20 of the base 11 adjacent each corner thereof, anda plurality of posts 33 each of which has a shoulder at its reduced end34. One post 33 is used in conjunction with an apertured lug 31 and asocket 32. One end of the post is disposed in the socket andthe oppositereduced end is disposed in the aber'- ture of the lug 31: portions ofthe lug resting on the shoulder of the post. In the present instancefour posts 33 are used and two of the posts are shorter than the othertwo posts. By using' short and long posts the top may be inclinedrelatively to the base 11.

It will be manifest from the foregoingY that by the use of the posts 33,lugs 31 and sockets 32 the top 10 may be held elevated direct-ly abovethe base 11 withy the material top l() may be brought down. against thebase because ofltlieiieyxible and ifoldable nature of the material 23 asthe collapsed condition of the cabinet.

lVhat is claimed is:

A cabinet of the character described coniprising abase, a socketedmember rising from '-the.` base` from adjacent .eachl coiner thereof, asubstantial U-shaped frame, foldable material depending' from the frame,a

-fraine associated-with the base and receiving the-lower end of thefoldable material, closhaped fran'ieand being 4provided withsubstantially-- -se-ini fycircular "openings cooperatiyely associatedwith each other to form a.

central opening `when the closure members 'are in operative position,rest-ing means secured to the U-shaped frame for the closure members, aclosure member for the U-shaped frame and being hingedly secured to oneof the arms thereof, a flap depending from the U-shaped closure memberandA means received in the sockets of vthe base for supporting theU-shaped vframe at a downward inclination.

In testimony whereof I afl-ix my signature.

SEM lROSENTHALL.

